A newly approve facility will turn methane gas leaked from the Juniper Ridge landfill into energy, but it’s really just a way for the fossil fuel and waste industries to maintain the status quo.
From better batteries to more public charging stations, electric cars can take New England winters like a champ.
Maine received our first snowfall of the season a few weeks ago. As I woke up on that Monday morning, I was greeted by flurries outside my window and the gentle rumble of my heat pump warming my home. Having lived in New England my entire life, I know our winters are no joke – and… Continue reading Why Are New England’s Electricity Prices Increasing This Winter?
Removing four obsolete dams on the Kennebec River is an urgent next step that will improve the health of the Gulf of Maine, enhance riverfront communities, and bring back millions of sea-run fish, including endangered Atlantic salmon.
Nora Bosworth is a Communities and Toxics Staff Attorney in CLF’s Environmental Justice Program. Prior to joining CLF, Nora devoted her legal skills to defending and advocating for undocumented youth as an attorney at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project in Los Angeles. Nora transferred from NYU School of Law to Maine Law, where she graduated summa… Continue reading Nora Bosworth
Clean water is a fundamental human right, and we at CLF are dedicated to defending it.
COP27 demonstrated once again that in the absence of leadership and accountability, good intentions on climate are no match for the power wielded by the fossil fuel industry.
Are fuels derived from crops and waste good climate solutions at scale? Short answer: No. Here’s why.
A recent piece by Anne George, Vice President of Public Relations for ISO-New England, calls CLF’s critiques baseless. Here’s why she’s wrong.
Clean water is a fundamental human right. But 50 years ago, the nation’s rivers, lakes, and streams were anything but clean. The waterways that had powered the country’s economic growth for a century had become dirty dumping grounds for chemical waste, industrial pollution, and raw sewage. When Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972,… Continue reading Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act
